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Open a URL in a new tab (and not a new window)
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I'm trying to add some HTML to a website that will automatically open a different page in a new tab. I know how to create a link that the user can click on, but I'm hoping to have it occur automatically upon loading the site. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I have tried to do this in the past and there is no built-in way to do this in Chrome. There is a Chrome extension called "Open Tabs Next to Current" I think it is called that can do this.
You can set a keyboard shortcut too via the extension for opening a new tab next to the currently active tab. Click the "Keyboard shortcuts" tab. Then, enter a keyboard shortcut in the "Open new tab next to current tab" field.
Hope that helps its the easiest solution I have found
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/open-tabs-next-to-current/gmpnnmonpnnmnhpdldahlekfofigiffh
The easiest solution is to use an extension. Otherwise, you may create a keyboard shortcut for a new tab to the right, but it has to typed into the address bar.
Do this :
- Open Chrome Settings > Search engine
- Click "Manage search engines and site search"
- Next to "Site search" click "Add"
- Enter the following:
- Search engine : Anything you like, for example "New tab to right"
- Shortcut : The characters to type into the address field, example
xx - URL : Enter
javascript:window.open()
- Now entering
xxin the address field will open a new tab to the right.
For further improvement, you may use a macro utility such as AutoHotKey to create a keyboard shortcut that will position to the address bar and type these characters for you.
You should add the target="_blank" and rel="noopener noreferrer" in the anchor tag.
For example:
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://your_url_here.html">Link</a>
Adding rel="noopener noreferrer" is not mandatory, but it's a recommended security measure. More information can be found in the links below.
Source:
- MDN | HTML element
<a>| attributetarget - About rel=noopener
- Opens External Anchors Using rel="noopener"
It shouldn't be your call to decide whether the link should open in a new tab or a new window, since ultimately this choice should be done by the settings of the user's browser. Some people like tabs; some like new windows.
Using _blank will tell the browser to use a new tab/window, depending on the user's browser configuration and how they click on the link (e.g. middle click, Ctrl+click, or normal click).
Additionally, some browsers don't have a tabs feature and therefore cannot open a link in a new tab, only in a new window.
I have an online website I set to open as my "Home Page". I would like new tabs to open to the same page. For the life of me I can no longer find that option in settings...
This is a trick,
function openInNewTab(url) {
window.open(url, '_blank').focus();
}
// Or just
window.open(url, '_blank').focus();
In most cases, this should happen directly in the onclick handler for the link to prevent pop-up blockers, and the default "new window" behavior. You could do it this way, or by adding an event listener to your DOM object.
<div onclick="openInNewTab('www.test.com');">Something To Click On</div>
Reference: Open a URL in a new tab using JavaScript
Nothing an author can do can choose to open in a new tab instead of a new window; it is a user preference. (Note that the default user preference in most browsers is for new tabs, so a trivial test on a browser where that preference hasn't been changed will not demonstrate this.)
CSS3 proposed target-new, but the specification was abandoned.
The reverse is not true; by specifying certain window features for the window in the third argument of window.open(), you can trigger a new window when the preference is for tabs.
Thanks for reply. None of those options worked. The problem is 50/50, some hyperlinks it works find, others hyperlinks it doesn't.
- Right clicking option is disabled (greyed out).
- Holding CTRL doesn't work either. It still opens it in a new browser window
- The problem seems to depend on the hyperlink.
- I ran the powershell option on a test PC and nothing changed.
- I know there is a way to fix this because my PC (profile) works just fine. I have a few other staff that work fine. But anytime I hire a new person or they log into the PC profile of their own, it reverts back to opening up links in a new window.
Chrome has a simple option that says (open links in a new tab), is there no simple setting option in edge? My company I'm contracted with requires us to use edge.
Hi JDSuser, welcome to the Microsoft community, my name is Bruno Leonel.
We will be happy to help and see if we can resolve this issue for you. Follow some of the recommended suggestions below that have helped others.
I understand that you are having problems opening links in a new tab and I will try to help you in the best way.
There are some possibilities to open a link in the same tab see below:
In Microsoft Edge, you can open a link in a new tab, just right-click on the link and then choose “Open in a new tab”
You can also use the Ctrl key (press it and keep it pressed) and click with the left mouse button and the link will open in a new tab.
NOTE: If the links that are opening in a new window are from the google search site
At the bottom of the page click settings -> search settings
And confirm that the following option is checked: "Open each selected result in a new browser window"
Give it a try, if it doesn't work, check the steps below:
To try to resolve it, follow the steps below:
step 1
With Microsoft Edge open press Alt+F;
Click "Settings" / "Reset Settings" / "Restore Settings to Default Values";
And confirm by clicking Reset;
Close the browser and open it again.
After this process, check if you are in agreement.
Step 2
Note: If when opening Microsoft Edge, a Welcome tab opens, it means that the browser has been reset. Make a backup of your bookmarks before performing this action.
Close Microsoft Edge.
Open the start menu and type PowerShell.
Right-click Run As Administrator.
Copy and paste the command below:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\Windows\SystemApps\*Edge*\AppXManifest.xml"}
$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage *Edge*).InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest
After the command execution is complete, try to open Microsoft Edge.
If the answer helped in any way, please mark it as an answer, if your question has not been solved, please post again.
I hope I helped, see you later!
Supposedly it's middle mouse button, but obviously I'm lacking that. In other browsers it was generally ctrl+click (on a link) to open a link in a new tab. But that isn't working.
Can't find any options in the settings either to change it. Is there a workaround, or an addon/extension for this?
Edit: To clarify, I'm not talking about Ctrl+T. That just opens a blank tab, or my last closed tab.
Without using extensions (Because they interfere with the Groups function in Chrome), how to to open a new tab (or a link in a new tab) in the background next to the current one using either keyboard shortcuts or the mouse's wheel button.
Cntl+T opens new tabs at the end of the window and it is an absolute headache to go back to the tab I was using before (Which otherwise I would use Cntl+Shift+T to do so).
I've discovered that right clicking the tab and choosing "New tab to the right" solves the problem, but I've been using the Cntl+T for years, using the mouse is very inconvenient and slow for me now, especially that using Chrome is the most thing I do all day. Isn't there anyway to add a shortcut to this function?
I heard there is a keyboard-shortcut thing on Mac, but I am a Windows user.
Set the target attribute of the link to _blank:
<a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Link</a>
For other examples, see here: http://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_a_target.asp
Note
I previously suggested blank instead of _blank because, if used, it'll open a new tab and then use the same tab if the link is clicked again. However, this is only because, as GolezTrol pointed out, it refers to the name a of a frame/window, which would be set and used when the link is pressed again to open it in the same tab.
Security Consideration!
The rel="noopener noreferrer" is to prevent the newly opened tab from being able to modify the original tab maliciously. For more information about this vulnerability read the following articles:
- The target="_blank" vulnerability by example
- External Links using target='_blank'
Use one of these as per your requirements.
Open the linked document in a new window or tab:
<a href="xyz.html" target="_blank"> Link </a>
Open the linked document in the same frame as it was clicked (this is default):
<a href="xyz.html" target="_self"> Link </a>
Open the linked document in the parent frame:
<a href="xyz.html" target="_parent"> Link </a>
Open the linked document in the full body of the window:
<a href="xyz.html" target="_top"> Link </a>
Open the linked document in a named frame:
<a href="xyz.html" target="framename"> Link </a>
See MDN